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James Gray:

Charles has waded into the “broken Britain” debate by warning children they’d be “stabbed” if they confronted someone dropping litter.

The Telegraph reports that “the Prince was asked what he would do if he was [read more]

Graham Smith:

The 2010 general election is shaping up to be one of the most hotly contested political battles for a generation. There is a lot at stake for all parties involved, and into the mix [read more]

James Gray:

I’m surprised by the number of times people say to me “If you had a referendum on the monarchy tomorrow, the republicans would lose.”

Of course, this is usually coming from monarchists. But I often hear [read more]

Graham Smith:

In today’s Sunday Times it has been reported that Jack Straw is drawing up plans to abolish the House of Lords and replace it with a fully elected upper house. Removing the hereditaries and [read more]

James Gray:

The Conservatives today vowed to publish online every item of government spending over £25,000.

According to the Guardian:

The “radical transparency agenda” would result in every item of central government and quango spending over £25,000 being [read more]

James Gray:

Canada recently dropped a proposal to change the country’s national anthem by making it more gender-inclusive (read the BBC report). This has inevitably prompted many Brits to ask if our national anthem should be [read more]

Graham Smith:

It is has been confirmed that the leaders of the three main political parties in Westminster will hold three debates during the course of the forthcoming election campaign. Each debate will have a number [read more]